The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-06-09
Mr.. II. c. Pitcher is building coal shed on

Mrs. Lydia Ferguson, aged 81 years, living at
City Point, fell in the stable on Sunday dislocating
her right shoulder.
Mr.. S. A. Parker Of this city, has been appointed
clerk In the Belfast post Office, and will enter upon
his duties July first.
VIM. c. Andrews has been appointed postmaster
at Searsmont In place of Mr.. John +. Woodcock,
resigned. We understand that Mr.. Woodcock will
move to this city.
F. A. Jones Co., of this city, have secured the
services of frstclass baker, and will begin bak-
ing next week. They will make speciality of
fancy baking a cart will be sent out and every
house visited for orders.
Capt. Fred S. Dyer of sch. Carrie A. Lane, writes
from Darien, Ca, that while loading, stick of
timber fell on the mates arm, crushing 1t so badly
that it had to be ampntated above the elbow. The
mates home is in Bath, where he has family.
Mr.. Charles r. Bean of this city has been pre-
scented by Prof. l.. G. Batcman with a number of
Indian and Mound Builders relics. Among the
former are arrow heads from the grave of Corn
Horse, the chief of the Delaware tribe of Indians.
The square on High street, between Miller and
Spring streets, will be of the best looking in
town when Whitmorc's house and the Library
building completed. Mr.. Edwin l.. Banks 4,
whose residence is between the two, is making
improvements on his property.
At n certain house in this city half dozen hired
girls have been married in as many years. The
proprietor says that in future he shah keep load
Ell shot gun to protect the girl of the house Since
the marriage of the last one dozen old maids
have applied for Il situation there.
SCH. PENoBscoI. Mr.. Edward sibley writes
from New York that he has arranged for the steam
CT Mount Waldo to tow the dismastcd sch. Penoh
scot TO this port. 1t not considered prudent to
put coal into the schooner, and instead the
| Mount Waldo will take Il load for Swan & Siblcy
The wrcckagc lowed into Sandy Hook has been
| recovered. The steamer and schooner will leave
| New York the last of this week.
| At the meeting of the Maine Historical Society
to be hcl in Portland to morrow friday after
noon, Il paper VIII he read by Hon. Joseph William
son. of Belfast THE visits of the Presidents of
the United States to Maine, commencing with
| Washington and ending with Garfield, With Ter
sona "reminiscences concerning the tour of PrcSi-
dent Polk" The complimentary dinner TO Hon
| James w. Bradbury will take place at the Fal
mouth Hotel at 6 r. NJ.
| The firm of Shaw, Libby Il Merrill (E.. W. Shaw
Newport; l. c. Libby, Burnham and G. ii. Merrill
NewporD are prepared to huN large amount Of
wool in Maine this year, rs well as in Massachu
sets and Vermont They expect TO buy half !;
| million pounds and have over fifty agents in tn,
field who are making it lively all over the State
| The wooden mills have started acompetition which
| has already advanced the price of wool and farm
ers getting the benefit.
Mrs. III. +. Knowles, of Boston, who spent last
summer iii Belfast, WAS the soprano of the Rut
land, (Nt.) Music Festival Association, lit thcin
| fourth annual May festival, held last week
and carried on 4 large share of the honor~ Tho
Boston Journals report of the first concert says
"'The solos for sopranos were finely interpreted
| by Mrs. knowles" . . sMrS. knowles wol
her way to popular favor 10y her charming rcndi
| ton of Pierre Rodcss "rhemc ct Variations" anc
Memberships "Spring Song both of which wcr,
warmly encored."
CITY VALUATION. The assessors have complct
ed the city valuation and find it to he as follows
Real estate ,155 $50; personal propcr 2s3 ,0i9
| total 81, 531 900. This is slight increase over las
year when the total valuation was - l2, 500. Tier,
| Is slight falling of in personal property bat
perceptible increase in real estate. The polls thu
year 1889 against 1894 last year. 1t is crafty
| ing to know that we have made an increase in val
uaton and polls, as both indicate prosperity Tn
valuation of last year showed the loss of nearly
100000 from the year before We are now t.
march onward.
| The eases against Rihmond J. Lane for EN-
| bezzlcment, pending in the United States circu
court in Boston, have been mol pressed by tn,
| government. The arrest and indictment of Mr.
Lane for the enlightenment of some S10,0o0 from
| the Arlington National Bank, of which he wa;
president, causeda great sensation i'll places where
he was prominently and favorably known, which
includes this city. Mr. Lanes friends and relative
have raised large sum to satisfy the creditors il
the civil suits against him. and it is shown that TIT
missing money did not benefit Mr.. Lane, but wa
! all sunk in leatherboar,i factory at Saccarappa
| Nc.
| The Sunderland, England, Herald and Dali,
Post of May 10Th, contains a full description o
the fine steel steamship Lake Ontario built ut tina
place for the Canada Shipping Company. The
! Sunderland paper says; The vessel has been
specially fitted for the conveyance Of Canadian
cattle and produce, aud passengers; there bein!
accommodation for 900 passengers, including l0
| brSt tItSS >Ic HAS httn CONSTRUCTED uNltt I'M
| supervision of Captain keav, and Mr.. {. I. Ram
| say, superintendent engineer, assisted by Mr.
| Charles +. Herrm an, ON behalf of the Company
while Mr.. j. G.. Eason chief engineer, has locke
after the engines" &c. Mr.. HERMAN is ">tock
! ton boy.
| THAT LEGACY Mr.. Arnold Harris gives the fol
| lowing information concerning the legacy to hi
/ wife and Mrl A Andrews of this titN. The lT
father of Mrs. Harris was named Bcnas He lived il
| Rawitsh, Great Duchv Poson, Prussia. He loane'
man 81, 900, taking a mortgage ON tract of land
a township. About So years ago Mir Bcnas dice
| IN France, leaving by will all his property nclud
Ing the mortgagcd township, for charitable purpoS
es. The mortgagcd was never foreelosed, and ac
f! corliing to the laws he could not will away tn
|: property. The government then took the prop
| erty and has held it ever since. When the heir
came to this country they knew of the situation o
| this property but were not in condition to pres
! their claim, and now are doing SO. The origina
with eighty five years interest amounts to Il hand
some sum. There is no doubt but that in the cours
| of time this legacy will be obtained
| CHURCH NOTES. At the anniversary exercises o
| the Theological Seminary i'll Bangor last week
| Mr.. Hack who has accepted call from the Mort
| Church, delivered an address. As briefly report
ell In the Wing, he said The kingdom OF cod WA
not new fact, for centuries ago 1t was known al
| along the Jordan. There are Of the regal
| and pomp of royalty, yet this Kingdom was 10 SUI
| pass everything and man was to he ruled from
within. 1t is not external and material but spirit
ual. Its laws are blessings from Heaven and fo
| Heaven. They are not vague and ideal but m
the principles for commercial and social If,
| This kingdom is to he real and may he brought I
| earth. Christ becomes father and We ma
| claim the glory and liberty of His sons. Ihi
| Kingdom is not ideal, but Is existing fact an
| changes men and is adapted To all minds It's Law
is love which means service to the Master and TO
lowing Him and keeping Ills commandments
| The fundamental growth of the Kingdom is til
compelling idea Of the Bible, which dispeis al
| doubt and saves by Its truth Its light will som,
| time I'LL the earth Mr.. Hack was generously aI
plauded. Prof DEMO, of the Bangor Seminary
will occupy the pulpit of the North Church mex
| sunday. THE memorial sermon preached sun
! day, May 29th, in the Baptist Church of this city
| 10y Rev. Geo. f. Tufts, is printed on the first page
-. Children's Day will be observed at the Metho
dist Church next sunday afternoon. Concert i
| the evening. Rev. t. G. Wentworth, of this city
at 1880 O'Clock. .Children's Day at the Hapti>
| Church will be observed June 10. Sermon in tn
| afternoon and concert in the evening.
| SHIPPING ITEMS. ;>,ch. John G. Smith, of Bclfas,
| 5000 lump sum-. SENS. Ncttie Langdon and Mar
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